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Originally Posted by acottawa
It really depends how much the per ride subsidy would be. Unless they are very high train tickets would be prohibitive for commuting.
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I expect that fares will at least cover operational costs.
In every other market with HSR, supercommuters are a massive proportion of users. Usually something like a third to half. And I would guess it's not people who travel everyday.
I was traveling in Spain on my Honeymoon and met a young lawyer taking the train from Cordoba to Seville. 150 km commute done in 45 mins. He explained to me that his job in Seville gets him a big city salary. Cordoba gives him small town life and affordability. He was was walking distance from the station on both ends. And only having to go in 2-3x per week made the whole thing worthwhile. That anecdote is a good one of supercommuters I'd expect. People who don't have to travel everyday. Mostly white collar. And they can get to either station in good time. Probably lots of people who do short them contracts. Etc.
By the way, there's a ton of people who already use VIA to commute from Coburg, Belleville, Or even London or Kingston to Toronto.
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